mound

Hügel, Erdhaufen

Kleiner Hügel oder rundlicher Haufen aus Erde, Steinen oder ähnlichem Material.

In einfachem Englisch: A small hill or a rounded pile of earth, stones, or similar material.

• A small mound stood behind the house.
• They piled the soil into a mound.
• Ancient burial mounds covered the hillside.

So benutzt man es: a mound of something (A mound of sand blocked the path.)

Synonyme: heap, pile, hillock

Häufige Wendungen: mound of earth, burial mound, small mound

Pitcher's Mound, Werferhügel

Erhöhte Erdfläche beim Baseball, auf der der Werfer steht, um dem Schlagmann den Ball zuzuwerfen.

In einfachem Englisch: The raised area of earth where a baseball player stands to throw the ball to the batter.

• The pitcher walked to the mound.
• The coach joined him on the mound.
• Who will take the mound in tomorrow's game?

Synonyme: pitcher's mound

Häufige Wendungen: pitcher's mound, on the mound, take the mound

Haufen, Berg

Eine große Menge von etwas, oft zu einem Haufen aufgeschichtet.

In einfachem Englisch: A large amount of something, often arranged in a pile.

• She served a mound of rice.
• Mounds of dirty laundry filled the room.
• There's a huge mound of paperwork on my desk.

So benutzt man es: a mound of something (He faced a mound of paperwork.)

Synonyme: heap, pile, mountain

Häufige Wendungen: mound of rice, mound of paperwork, huge mound

anhäufen, aufhäufen

Etwas zu einem rundlichen Haufen oder kleinen Hügel aufschichten.

In einfachem Englisch: To put something into a rounded pile or small hill.

• Mound the rice in the centre.
• She mounded earth around the young plants.
• The soil was mounded into low hills.

So benutzt man es: mound something around something (Mound the soil around the base of the plant.)

Synonyme: heap, pile up

Häufige Wendungen: mound up soil, mound the earth, mound rice